Temps are the same at idle usage due to me using C&Q, temps have always sat around 28 - 30c I've yet to spend some time gaming or stress testing but I'm hopeful nonetheless, and yeah that's Akasa TIM cleaner, should I be worried? aha.

Temps are the same at idle usage due to me using C&Q, temps have always sat around 28 - 30c I've yet to spend some time gaming or stress testing but I'm hopeful nonetheless, and yeah that's Akasa TIM cleaner, should I be worried? aha.

Quick go on the 360, didn't think it was terrible but i didn't think it was great either. Felt a bit weighty and the graphics at least on the 360 are blurry. Its a bit like mirrors edge and shadowrun.
Ive also watched a few gameplays on youtube.

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I'd hate to play the console version. You're right in saying it's like Mirror's Edge because of the Parkour abilities. I like it, but only when playing with friends, it's really boring on your own.

Think I'll be hitting the DLC up this weekend once everyone has downloaded it.

@Techtu: Nicely done on the lapping. I did that to my old AthlonX2 - helped dramatically. Think I'll grab another lapping kit from Kustom PC and do my Q9550, it needs it.

It doesn't really matter what you use, there are some people that go on about residue, but thats something you'll only face if you leave it there for a few hours, and if your doing that, your doing it wrong

Thats not a bad price for all the paper included!do you guys really think its worth lapping cpu's HSF's?
I know the HSF on fermi's is very concave but i'd sooner chance my arms with a phenom than a gpu,but if it works out alright i'd definitely give the gpu's a shot too.

What TIM do you guys use?

i would normally use mx-2 but i ran out and happened to have a small tube of akasa something 460 and its not all that tbh

I'd love to remove the IHS and use a cold finger on the core (these things can cool down to -14c and only use like 20w@12v)

Thats not a bad price for all the paper included!do you guys really think its worth lapping cpu's HSF's?
I know the HSF on fermi's is very concave but i'd sooner chance my arms with a phenom than a gpu,but if it works out alright i'd definitely give the gpu's a shot too.

What TIM do you guys use?

i would normally use mx-2 but i ran out and happened to have a small tube of akasa something 460 and its not all that tbh

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i'm using some random stuff from maplins, there's no difference between tempretures on thermal pastes (well, it's close to 0.09 difference tops), so just go with whatevers easier

I have noticed some TIM is a bstard to seperate from the HSF and especially with AMD's retarded retention mechanism there is always that fear of whipping the chip out at the same time and breaking/bending rows of pins.

At least with mx2 i know that i just need remove the cpu fan header or turn the water pump off for a minute or so and the paste becomes much more maleable(spelling?) and so less likely to clamp onto the hsf/waterblock

Absolutely!
everytime i mess with an intel mobo since 478 i get all distressed that i have to return to that wanky AMD setup,
if the holes through the motherboard lined up and the IHS were the same size i would definitely transplant the retention mechanisms.

I used to have this akasa tower thingy that probably wouldnt even be up to cooling a northbridge now,but that had a sensible mounting design
i should have kept it instead of raging and dumping the whole lot when i lost 160gb of music i ripped from vinyl when the machine died on me

Absolutely!
everytime i mess with an intel mobo since 478 i get all distressed that i have to return to that wanky AMD setup,
if the holes through the motherboard lined up and the IHS were the same size i would definitely transplant the retention mechanisms.

I used to have this akasa tower thingy that probably wouldnt even be up to cooling a northbridge now,but that had a sensible mounting design
i should have kept it instead of raging and dumping the whole lot when i lost 160gb of music i ripped from vinyl when the machine died on me

BububuBULLSHIT... Some pastes are dire, not just in terms of losing a few c' but also in terms of curing time or spread ability. Some pastes are also non conductive.

AMDs retention mechanism is a bitch to use as its hard to attach and you cant see where you are lining everything up. Im glad there are alternative kits for coolers for AMD sockets.

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I'll get back to you on those tommorow with some facts( or Saturday I've you a lot to do tomorrow) but until then I'll leave you with a sentence that somewhere it up pretty well
thermal pastes are like audio cables, you don't want to go for the absolute cheapest, but anything above £10 is almost entirely marketing, and will give you no, or very little noticable or recordable difference
(The exception being when both are used at more then a 10m distance.